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Health Journeys is a free online personal blog to share your health story with family,
friends, and other like-minded readers who are experiencing a similar health situation.
It’s written by you, for you, and about you.
Our easy to use platform allows you to chronicle your ongoing health condition and share your knowledge, experiences, coping skills, frustrations and life lessons with others in need of hope. Each Health Journey writer is assigned a personal editor that will proof your posts and add images. You write and we will do the rest!
Our easy to use platform allows you to chronicle your ongoing health condition and share your knowledge, experiences, coping skills, frustrations and life lessons with others in need of hope. Each Health Journey writer is assigned a personal editor that will proof your posts and add images. You write and we will do the rest!
There is a plethora of clinical information written online about different diseases.
But what’s missing are the personal anecdotes and accounts of real people navigating
through a health challenge. Health Journeys is a place for you to do just
that - share your perspectives and advice with others who are going through the same
things that you are.
The topic of your post is entirely up to you- but here are some examples that other successful writers have started with.
- The symptoms, testing and events that led to your diagnosis
- How your diagnosis affects other parts of your life ( family, work, social)
- Holistic remedies that you have found to be successful
- Your feedback on the latest research and medical advances
- Your experience with different treatments
- How you manage side effects
- Journal your days- give readers a window into your personal life while managing an illness.
There is absolutely zero cost. We offer this service to build a sense
of community and awareness of what is important to you.
Health Journeys is meant for everyone who is experiencing a health issue as a patient
or as a caretaker. We have support communities dedicated to Breast Cancer, Lupus,
Fibromyalgia, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Lymphoma, and
many more.
Health Journeys allow you to chronicle any health issue, including mental illnesses like depression or anxiety. It gives you a place to track your journey to lose weight, quit smoking, get into shape, go gluten free... the list goes on.
Health Journeys allow you to chronicle any health issue, including mental illnesses like depression or anxiety. It gives you a place to track your journey to lose weight, quit smoking, get into shape, go gluten free... the list goes on.
Before each article is posted, our editorial team will review, proof, and format
your post. After the post is live on our website, it is available to be shared to
your social media contacts and also is also shown to our readers who are dealing with
the same health concerns.
Sharing your story can help others who live with the same or a similar condition.
There is something about connecting with people who have the same condition as
you – they understand things that others may not, and by helping others, you in turn
can feel supported.
Sharing your Health Journey brings new awareness to your condition. You’ll gain readers, followers, and individual contributors who like to engage with you and your story. You can tackle misconceptions and myths. You can say what’s on your mind. You can educate, motivate, and inspire by just being yourself.
Sharing your Health Journey brings new awareness to your condition. You’ll gain readers, followers, and individual contributors who like to engage with you and your story. You can tackle misconceptions and myths. You can say what’s on your mind. You can educate, motivate, and inspire by just being yourself.
Getting started is easy and only takes a couple of minutes.
Once you sign up, you will be prompted to answer a few short questions to build your
writer’s profile. You can edit or change your profile info at any time,
so there’s no pressure.
To start writing, just simply click
Create a New Article
and start writing your first post.
One of the best ways to build an audience of readers is by connecting your
Health Journey to social media. The best place to start raising awareness is within
your own circle of family and friends.
Health Journeys is a platform designed to give people an easy, free, and convenient
place to chronicle their experiences as they manage a chronic illness, condition, or
caretaking role. Starting a blog alone can be challenging, with the cost of website
development, hosting fees, and the time-consuming task of trying to gain readers.
Health Journeys allows you to create your own blog in minutes while giving you instant
exposure to like-minded readers who share the same health concerns.
Nope. There isn’t a limit on how much you can write. We do need your posts to be at
least 500 words in length, but we recommend 1,000 words. This will give your Health
Journeys page a stronger presence online!
You can write your heart out with no worries. Our editors will format the text for
you and make sure it looks good.
After you’ve written your post, click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the text
box and you’re all set. You will receive an email notification as soon as your post
is published.
If you aren't finished writing a post, you can save it as a Draft and access it at
any time. Until you send each of your posts to our editors, you can access unfinished
posts in your Drafts.
Once you submit a post to our editors,
it will take no more than 5 business days, usually less.
Yes, readers can leave comments.
Absolutely! We want you to share your posts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn ‒ wherever
you communicate.
Keep in mind, these can be written in many different ways on any topic of your choice.
If you are a patient:
- My tricks on overcoming nausea from chemo
- How I maintained intimacy after a hysterectomy
- Just came out of remission: How I am coping
- The best and worst parts of my fitness journey
- Finally, I found a treatment that works!
- Dealing with my diagnosis
- The diet that works best for my condition
If you are a caregiver:
- How to combat bullies for your child with autism
- Explaining cancer to your child
- Coping with a loved one’s diagnosis
- The best part about caring for my parent with Alzheimer’s
- Remaining patient during your child’s doctor appointments
- How I destress after taking my mom to treatment
Here are some Dos and Don’ts that will help.
Do:
- Write at least 500 words per post
- Think about your audience of readers
- Share your posts on social media
- Write completely original content
- Be creative and be yourself
- Reach out to the editors if you have questions
Don’t:
- Upload documents into the text box
- Use something you already wrote elsewhere online
- Be afraid. Write about anything you want!
We are here to help and to provide you with a place to chronicle your journey. Please reach out to us with any questions you may have.
We look forward to reading about your unique Health Journey and watching your blog take off!
